Define excellence vividly, quantitatively. Paint a picture for your most talented employees of what excellence looks like. Keep everyone pushing and pushing… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training programs, but how… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1's on your employee's turf not yours. In your office the truth hides. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
The time you spend with your best (employees) is, quite simply, your most productive time. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Forcing your employees to follow required steps only prevents customer dissatisfaction. If your goal is truly to satisfy, to create advocates, then… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
As with all catalysts, the manager's function is to speed up the reaction between two substances, thus creating the desired end product.… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Too many of the organizations I have observed resemble a farm in Kansas. They have lots of fences and silos as well as a… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
You can find energizing moments in each aspect of your life, but to do so you must learn how to catch them, hold on… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
“The power of skills and knowledge is that they are transferable from one person to another. Their limitation is that they are often situation-specific… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
We're all filled with naturally recurring patterns that make us unique - they're called talents. And our charge is to bloody well use them. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
In most cases, no matter what it is, if you measure it and reward it, people will try to excel at it — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Life's tricky for women because they have to make more choices than men. And yes, choice is good, but boy, you better be an… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Companies don't have one culture. They have as many as they have supervisors or managers. You want to build a strong culture? Hold every… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
Every time you make a rule you take away a choice, and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
“to encourage people to take responsibility for who they really are. And it is the only way to show respect for each person. Focusing… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
There is no shortage of mechanisms by which to measure almost anything. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share
